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Consultant - Gastroenterologist

Reference #
GDCONGAS00
Job type
Permanent
Salary / Rate
Up to £110,000 per annum plus benefits
Location
South West - Portsmouth

A Consultant Gastroenterologist is required to work as a Consultant in Gastroenterology.  This post delivers high quality Endoscopy services at this NHS Treatment Centre. The appointee will be required to deliver high quality upper and lower day case gastroenterology services. The work will be carried out principally under local anaesthesia with or without sedation.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities·
The post holder will be responsible for delivering diagnostic and therapeutic endoscopy procedures to referred NHS patients. ·
The post holder must comply to British Society of Gastroenterologist guidelines and is responsible for the collection and submission of Global Rating Scale and patient outcome data.·
It is expected that the post holder will assist with all incident and complaint root cause analysis reporting to the Medical Director and the General Manager.
Is responsible for validation of discharge information and pathology results which are sent to the necessary party, i.e. GP or local MOT.

In addition to Gastroenterology the Centre provides outpatient and elective day case services for orthopaedics, ophthalmology and general surgery. The Centre has three operating rooms and a third room for endoscopy. There are eight post-anaesthetic care (PACU) bays and five cubicles for the second stage of recovery. There are four consulting/examination rooms.

Essential Qualifications

  • Entry on GMC Specialist Register for General Surgery.
  • Intercollegiate speciality examination or equivalent.
  • Evidence of sub-speciality training


Essential Experience

  • Recognised period of work in a specialist department treating upper and lower gastrointestinal conditions.
  • Ability to undertake clinical audit of work and apply findings to clinical work.


Main Conditions of service
Consultants are expected to reside within a reasonable distance of the Centre.

Job Plan
An initial formal job plan will be agreed between the appointee and the Centre Medical Director on behalf of the Company Medical Director at the start of the appointment and reviewed at three months from the start of the appointment. It will be signed by the Medical Director on behalf of the Company. A full time post will be 40 hours per week (10 sessions of four hours) Monday to Friday. 32 hours will be allocated to direct patient care with 8 hours for supporting activities. Time allocated to supporting activities must be spent in the UK as attendance may be required at the Centre.

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